"I would that my camera had the speed of your tongue…"

March 10: Bücher

So, I love books. Everything about books (if they’re good, that is…). I love the way books smell, and look, the way they make you feel. This applies mainly to older books, as the ones you get nowadays are just downloaded onto “devices” made of cheap plastic with a touch-screen…disgusting.

I love when the yellowed, rough-edged pages rustle, and how the sinewy old spines crackle and groan as you open a good book for the umpteenth time…

But most of all, I love what’s inside good books. There is no better escape on a rainy day (or a particularly hectic or stressful one) than an adventurous escapade into a fascinating and well-written book. That and a mug of home-made cocoa? I could just sit there forever, completely oblivious to all surroundings…melting into the pages of my book…

by the way i agree with all of this… and i love the smell… that might be my favorite. and they are simply beautiful to look at. i used to have a bunch in languages that i couldn’t even read because they were pretty… it was out of control! i had to whittle it down 🙂